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Pittsburgh Metro
Fools-Ultimate Training Weekend Four North Boston Firefighters attended
the Steel City FOOLS Ultimate Training Weekend in Canonsburg Pennsylvania from
September 23-25 2005. North Boston Firefighters did not miss
out on this once-in-a-lifetime
training opportunity in Western Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh Metro FOOLS, in
conjunction with the Washington County Firemen's Association, the Washington
County Department of Public Safety, and the Bucks County Community College
sponsored the training programs. 2-Hour Lecture (Friday, September 23, 2005) 7:30 PM, Peters Twp. Fire Dept. 240 E. McMurray Road, McMurray, PA. 15317 Truck Company: Tricks Of The Trade This class was a review of the duties of a truck company and how to best perform them. This class was for everyone from a career firefighter that is assigned to a truck company to a firefighter from a small rural department that does not have a truck company. It was to help firefighters accomplish the mission, the truck company, ventilation, entry and search better.
Fire Fighter Self-Preservation And Mayday Training Instructors: Nick Sohyda, Mt. Lebanon Fire Department & DC John Piotrowski, Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire. Students were placed in several "real" scenarios where they were required
to take appropriate life-saving actions in both residential and commercial
dwellings. Course content included MAYDAY procedures, orientation, entanglement,
emergency SCBA procedures, other potential life-saving skills for the lost
and/or disoriented fire fighter.
Engine & Truck Operations Students spent the morning learning and reviewing Engine Company and then
putting all of their skills to the test. Students began the fire attack, 1st due
line, 2nd due above the fire and more! Truck Company Operations stressed all the
street-smart skills needed to complete the company's important assignments:
forcible entry; primary search on the fire floor and above the fire; and when
and where to vent for life. The latest in thermal imaging equipment was used as
a part of the realistic scenarios. All students needed to work together and
understand the importance of each other's functions to complete the "job".
Engine Company Operations: Organizing For Fire Attack This class covered engine company concept, organization, operating tips,
and tactics, fire attack, hose line selection and flow, line placement,
standpipe operations, master streams, and company efficiency. The material is
adaptable to any department, regardless of size, type, and organization.
Students participated in several hands-on evolutions under simulated fire
conditions including the deployment of large caliber hand lines through numerous
obstacles.
Fire Fighter Self-Preservation And Mayday Training Instructors: Nick Sohyda, Mt. Lebanon Fire Department & DC John Piotrowski, Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire. Students were placed in several "real" scenarios where they were required
to take appropriate life-saving actions in both residential and commercial
dwellings. Course content included MAYDAY procedures, orientation, entanglement,
emergency SCBA procedures, other potential life-saving skills for the lost
and/or disoriented fire fighter.
For more information on the Metro Pittsburgh FOOLS Ultimate Training Weekend, check out their website at: www.pittsburghfools.com |
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